Format

Poster must fit within a 4 X 4' space, preferably using most of that space. The structure supporting each poster will be 4 X 8' feet boards standing on top of thin classroom tables -- two different posters will be placed on each board. Note that during the process of attaching the poster to the board, the boards may be taken off the table and placed on a flat surface is desired.

We recommand that the posters be in Microsoft's PowerPoint format in order to allow the slides to be plotted onto a single sheet. By doing so, the presentation can be easily transported as a single rolled-up sheet, is easy to setup, and can be easily printed and distributed on standard letter-size sheets (8.5 X 11"). In addition, we encourage the placement of these posters outside of office areas in MTL after the conference. They can be an advertisement for your research, so please take the time to make them aesthetically pleasing.

Plotting Instructions

The floowing are tips for printing large format posters using Microsoft PowerPoint. An EECS plotter has been made available for use at no charge. Posters can also be plotted at FedEx Kinko's if you are unable to make the submission deadline, but you must arrange payment on your own (Note that FedEx Kinko's offers MIT personnel a discount on their services; please call to confirm pricing and availability).

• Define the size and orientation. File > Page Setup. Decide whether the poster's printed orientation is going to be landscape (wide) or portrait (long). Although the width of the plotter is 36 inches, the maximum printable area is 34 X 48".
  
• Create your beautiful poster.
  
• Save your poster in PowerPoint (PPT) or Portable Document Format (PDF) and sent it to poster05@mtl.mit.edu by January 19. You will be informed when you can claim your poster.
  
• If you want to print an 8.5 inch by 11 inch mini-version of your poster, change the size to 8.5 X 11" under Page Setup and print it out on your printer as usual.

Presentation Information

Each poster will be assigned a specific location in one of the meeting rooms of the Waterville Valley Conference Center. A legend will be available when you arrive at the conference center showing the location for your poster, and a 9 X 12" sheet with your poster title will be posted at the loation that you have been assigned.

Posters will be assigned to different Sessions. The presenter will be informed of their session assignment before the reivew. Each poster presenter (one individual if from a group) will be provided a two minute presentation period prior to their respective poster session, the intent of which is to *attract* attendees to your poster. Only one overview foils can be used during this two minute presentation.